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LOT 1716
Viking Age Bronze Hanger with Central Mask and Beast Heads
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (10.5 grams, 46 mm).
Anchor-shaped hanger with low-relief bearded male face to the centre, smaller face to the top, beast head finial at each arm and loop; foliage decoration to two arms. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1716
Viking Age Bronze Hanger with Central Mask and Beast Heads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Scandinavian Pre-Viking Silver Wrist Clasp Pair
5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
A matched pair of spiral-coiled wrist-clasps of Hines's Class A, each pair with one broad rounded loop to the centre and one returned hooked loop. 22.99 grams total, 36-38 mm
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The spiral-coil type of wrist clasp is the earliest form of an artefact type which became a very popular costume element in especially Norway and the English East Midlands in the early Anglo-Saxon Period. Grave-finds indicate that they were used to secure the cuffs of robes worn by high-status women. -
Viking Period Gilt Bronze Plaque
Carolingian, 8th-9th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Rectangular in plan with raised edges, panel of deep chip-carved foliate ornament with gilt surface; remains of the iron pin to reverse. 11.93 grams, 30 mm
From continental Europe. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Viking Age Bronze Fire Steel with Figure and Animals
8th-10th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With openwork bifacial handle depicting central standing figure with arms outstretched towards the necks of two flanking rampant beasts; iron blade beneath; Finno-Ugric type. 58 grams, 60 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
